A 38-year-old Baldwin, Wis., woman was found dead in a lake Sunday morning after a car crash in the town of Hammond, Wis.

The St. Croix County sheriff’s office responded at about 5 a.m. to a single-vehicle crash at 117th Avenue and 207th Street near Pine Lake. Deputies found the car unoccupied. Emergency responders searched the area and found the body of Kristelle M. Wolle in the lake, according to the sheriff’s office.

It appeared that Wolle may have walked into the lake after the crash, but the cause of her death was unknown Monday afternoon, said Capt. Jeff Klatt with the sheriff’s office.

Klatt said it was unclear why Wolle walked into the lake, and investigators are looking into the possibility that she may have been disoriented.

An autopsy is being conducted by the Ramsey County medical examiner’s office.

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